Embed from Getty Images At the conclusion of the 2022 NFL season, 6 respected veteran officials will be hanging up their whistle. Among these officials includes line judge Jeff Bergman, who is only the 8th official in league history to officiate for 30 or more seasons. Bergman, 68, is the son of
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How does the NFL handle a suspended game?
An unimaginable, but always really possible, situation has confronted the league for the first time when Bills safety Damar Hamlin experienced a medical emergency and collapsed in the first quarter of the Bills-Bengals game. The game was suspended in the first quarter and not resumed. Obviously all of the concern
Art McNally, the only official in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and father of modern officiating, dies at 97
Officiating crews for the 2022 college football conference championship games
Football Zebras has obtained most of the crew assignments for the 2022 college football conference championships. Assignments are handled by each conference. Depending on the procedures for each conference, crews are may eligible for bowl games. All times listed are Eastern. This post will be updated as we confirm the rest of
Alberto Riveron is the new ACC officiating boss
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has appointed former NFL official and senior vice president of officiating, Alberto Riveron, to be the next ACC supervisor of officials. Riveron replaces the retired Dennis Hennigan. Riveron will oversee the ACC football officiating staff, replay officials, communicators and the ACC's Football Officiating Alliance, which includes
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Troy Vincent reaches out to officials to express ‘gratitude and appreciation’
NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent sent a letter Friday to all the officials on his staff. The letter became public from NFL Media reporter Judy Battista. "This is just a note to express my gratitude and appreciation for your commitment to excellence as a game official," the
Unable to competently explain the helmet celebration rule, the NFL adds Fewell to the fire
http://gty.im/1437758113 If a senior vice president of officiating cannot explain the rule, who can? On Sunday, the Panthers missed a game-winning extra-point largely on a penalty assessed from the touchdown, and subsequently lost in overtime. Receiver D.J. Moore tied the game with a deep touchdown catch, stepped over the end line, and